Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-17

What L. Seen in the Mirror Held Up by
Cunanings and Hail.

GLtMPSES OF NEW YORK;
What L. Seen in the Mirror Held Up by
Cummings and Hail.
THE DARK WAYS OF NEW YORK MULTIPLICATION
KEEPER WHO PAYS WELL FOR IMMUNITY - NEW
WORKERS AGAIN TAKING POSSESSION OF THEIR CITY
THE ROBUST WOMEN AND THE PUNY MEN.
Special Correspondents Of THE EVENING STAR.
NEW YORK. sept. 16
Aparty OF gentlemen sat drinking wine in West
side saloon few sundays ago. They had entered
IL through side door and narrow. dark hallway,
supposed to be known only TO regular patrons.
The bouncer stood at the door 10 keep out
strangers. Nearly every irst-class saloon en-
ploys bouncer on Sundays He Is supposed 10
know every regular customer OF the place While
the wine-drinkers were sampling their second bot
tie TWO fashionably dressed men sauntered up to
the side door With An air OF assurance and were
refused admittance. They locked astonished, said
they were regular habitues OF the place. and In
them pass. They sat Down at table and ordered
and drank some whisky. Then one OF them APP
his vest and revealed q shield lie and his com
panion were special detectives on the lockout for
vlolaters OF the sunday-closing law. The proprie-
eor scarcely changed c0untenance when he dis
covered the nature OF their mission, although his
arrest meant the loss OF his license and the ruina-
ton OF his profitable business he and the officer
With the shield held brief pariey the other oficer
Standlng by as witness
loa are not going TO arrest mes" said the pro-
II must, insisted the officer. "They are so
s sst, now In enforcing the closing law that
The proprietor smiled and invited the or,icer 10
step INTO back room. The two soon emerged;
the officer nodded TO his companion, ana they
gone the proprietor looked happy as he sat down
among the wine drinkers and said: ut only cost
me sd this time. When the license fee was SIS,
rat To <xS ffs,<~ -
when one OF those fellows caught YOU W AS eoS but
wnen the license was raised TO $780, and a dispo-
sition shown to enforce the law more strictly
why don't you complain Of those menu asked
one OF the wine-drinkers The proprietor turned
ruin me- would be hunted out of business in a
month. One liquor dealer In New YORK tried II
ana was driven to the wall. Re had been putting
raised the sum to SIOO a week. That was more
than he could stand and he refused TO come down
ans more In month his place was closed
HOW THE sALO0N-KREPERs ARE TAXED,
One of the party OF wine imbibers, who was
stranger In New York, expressed surprise at what
he had heard ana the proprietor proceeded to tell
MIN OF the methods OF some OF the officers who
see to the enforcement of the Sunday closing or.
unaef certain conditions. are blind TO It, Under
special onicers Are blacImaiers. but my cash aco
count shows that some Of them are, and 1
know several dealers who have had the
month e keep those fellows at SSy Some
times one OF them will drop In OF a week
day. ~ make y, himself known and say Give me
ages we Know what prize package means I
wrap up the tobacco I'm $40 blu and hand it to
Sne .ehom VINO goes away satisfied for the time
In here are not under the direct conto OF the n
speetof. put OF the captain. Besides two special
excise officer. II he is inclined to be crooked he
Ii more 70 ne reared than the precinct detectives.
he Is detl,e from some squad and sent into a
arrest vioators OF the excise law II he is fortu-
nate enough to get into precinct where there are
soo or more saloons, he reaps a rich harvest The
crooked precinct detectives, who goin pairs have
to divide. but rur special excise oficer who goes
alone, has all he can make. 4 knew one OF them
resign. Shortly after he left the force he bought
nne house and had capital enough left to 90 into
business. The propretors of small places have TO
put up $40 or perhaps as little S. TO keep from
being led to the station house when one OF these
law-enfOrcerS In citizens clothes catches him
once knew poor saloonist to get of for g. So but
the enforcer was In hurry TO get home and the
saloonist was inclined to be obstinate. In enter
Ing places like this the officers disguise them
selves In the garb OF weidressed men about town,
but when sent over on the east side an excise on
Ger Will put on overalls and play the working man
racket The saloOnist thinks It hard to refuse an
honest laboring man drink he admits the fellow
and pretty soon discovers that the working man
wears hne linen under his rough clothes and
Shield on his suspender You know the law pro-
ing on week days. once knew policeman who
used to make good thing for himself on mis- day
on by going about In citizens clothes and pretend
Ing 70 arrest SaloOniSta whose places were open
alter O'Clock in the morning. Another dodge the
crooked law-enforcers have Is to come around and
borrow ., TO be returned when they get their pay
We never expect 70 see 1t again and We don't
BRIBED WITH TWO DRISks
few weeks ago reporter had striking illus
tration OF the fact that one New York policeman
will take bride. The reporter had been detailed
to write up big fire on the Haymarket He had
left the Office In too great haste to get the fire
badge which each reporter must wear to get
He explained the matter TO a burly policeman
who grufily said:
'Ye can't go through"
The reporter insisted and the policeman was OBJ
sfinate, but nnaily he turned upon the newsgath-
erer with knowing leer and SAID: LETS see II
you're worth the price OF a drink
The reporter was entirely solvent; he led the
way TO saloon and set em up for the representa-
tive OF the majesty or the law, who had no sooner
gulped down the grog than he said: SNOW give us
MOTHER" The second drink was forthcoming and
down. going, and then the officer issued tine eiict:
snow you may pass the fire line"
AMOS j. CUMMINGS
THE INFLUX FROM THE COUNTRY
Anew Yorker In the streets OF his native city is
now q common sight. Everybody is returning to
town. The streets are blocked by express wagons
piled to mountainous heights with trunks blinds
are being thrown open from one end or town 10
the other, and there Is general air OF dust STIR
and excitement. During Tue past two months the
streets presented strangely unfamiliar look.
While il is no longer possible 10 pick the State
from which stranger halls from his appearance
on Broadway and while the bucolic and suburban
visitor has been vastly ard perceptibly toned up
dung the past three years, there Is still decided